6. Battles and Alliances

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Tiny Giants 7
6. 2. An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles 23
7. 3. An Entomologist’s Point of View 43
8. 4. Insect Politics 61
9. 5. Individual Instinct and Collective Intelligence 91
10. 6. Battles and Alliances 109
11. 7. Model Insects 127
12. 8. Worlds and Environments 143
13. Notes 157
14. Bibliography 181
15. Index 211